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It is fundamentally undermining of the legitimacy of a democracy to ignore the popular vote in a national referendum. Although the majority now may believe it
by georgeecollins 10y ago
It is fundamentally undermining of the legitimacy of a democracy to ignore the popular vote in a national referendum. Although the majority now may believe it is the right choice, the precedent would inevitably come back to haunt you.
- gsnedders 10y agoThere's precedent, though, in the form of the Scottish devolution referendum in 1979. 51.6% voted in favour of a Scottish Assembly, but as enacted to be considered to pass it needed 40% or more of the registered electorate to vote in favour—with only 63.7% turnout, it was only 32.9% of the registered electorate.